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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Archived Photos of Living Moths

Please see the page on submitting photos (link above at right). Photos that are identified here are retained for later use on pages like this one and on individual species pages. For photos to be usable here they must be capable of cropping and reduction to fit a square 225 x 225 pixels in size. A different size (300 x 225) will be used for some species that normally pose with the wings fully spread.

Photos are preferred of moths oriented head upward rather than at an angle. Normally, four photos, each by a different photographer, will be the limit per species. Exceptions might be made for species where there are many morphs, forms and aberrations. Better photos will replace those not as capable of helping to identify the species. There is no guarantee that a photo, once in the archive, will be retained permanently.

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Micros through Tortricidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
5901570942 – Hazel Leaftier – Nites grotella
Nites grotella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Nites grotella
© Canadian National Collection LG

5901580943Nites atrocapitella
Nites atrocapitella
© Canadian National Collection LG

5901590944 – Black-dotted Birch Leaftier – Nites betulella
Nites betulella
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
found on Betula papyrifera
Nites betulella
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
found on Betula papyrifera
Nites betulella
© Canadian National Collection LG

5902570951 – Gold-striped Leaftier – Machimia tentoriferella
Machimia tentoriferella
© M. J. Hatfield LG
on oak
Machimia tentoriferella
© M. J. Hatfield LG
on oak
Machimia tentoriferella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Machimia tentoriferella
© Canadian National Collection LG

5902590955 – Oak Leaftier – Psilocorsis quercicella
Psilocorsis quercicella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Psilocorsis quercicella
© George Smiley LG
on Quercus palustris
Psilocorsis quercicella
© George Smiley LG
on Quercus palustris
5902600956 – Black-fringed Leaftier – Psilocorsis cryptolechiella
Psilocorsis cryptolechiella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Psilocorsis cryptolechiella
© George Smiley LG
on Quercus lyrata
Psilocorsis cryptolechiella
© George Smiley LG
on Quercus lyrata
5902610957 – Dotted Leaftier – Psilocorsis reflexella
Psilocorsis reflexella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Psilocorsis reflexella
© Canadian National Collection LG

5901670961.1 – Buddleia Budworm – Pyramidobela angelarum
Pyramidobela angelarum
© Rephah Berg
early instar
Pyramidobela angelarum
© Rephah Berg
late instar
5901930986 – Viper's Bugloss Moth – Ethmia bipunctella
Ethmia bipunctella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Ethmia bipunctella
© Jason Dombroskie

Ethmia bipunctella
© Jason Dombroskie

5902231010Durrantia piperatella
Durrantia piperatella
© George Smiley LG
Found feeding on Hickory - 20mm
Durrantia piperatella
© George Smiley LG
maintaining a silk tube - 20mm

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